Ecosystems and human well-being : current state and trends : findings of the Condition and Trends Working Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment /
Ecosystems and human well-being : current state and trends : findings of the Condition and Trends Working Group of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment /
edited by Rashid Hassan, Robert Scholes, Neville Ash.
- xxi, 917 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- The millennium ecosystem assessment series ; v. 1 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
MA conceptual framework -- Analytical approaches for assessing ecosystem conditions and human well-being -- Drivers of ecosystem change -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystem conditions and human well-being -- Vulnerable peoples and places -- Fresh water -- Food -- Timber, fuel, and fiber -- New products and industries from biodiversity -- Biodiversity regulation of ecosystem services -- Nutrient cycling -- Climate and air quality -- Human health : ecosystem regulation of infectious diseases -- Waste processing and detoxification -- Regulation of natural hazards: floods and fires -- Cultural and amenity services -- Marine fisheries systems -- Coastal systems -- Inland water systems -- Forest and woodland systems -- Dryland systems -- Island systems -- Mountain systems -- Polar systems -- Cultivated systems -- Urban systems -- Synthesis.
1559632275 (alk. paper) 9781559632270 (alk. paper) 1559632283 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781559632287 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005017196
Human ecology.
Ecosystem management.
Biotic communities.
Biodiversity.
Ecological assessment (Biology)
GF50 / .E2691 2005 v.1
Includes bibliographical references and index.
MA conceptual framework -- Analytical approaches for assessing ecosystem conditions and human well-being -- Drivers of ecosystem change -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystem conditions and human well-being -- Vulnerable peoples and places -- Fresh water -- Food -- Timber, fuel, and fiber -- New products and industries from biodiversity -- Biodiversity regulation of ecosystem services -- Nutrient cycling -- Climate and air quality -- Human health : ecosystem regulation of infectious diseases -- Waste processing and detoxification -- Regulation of natural hazards: floods and fires -- Cultural and amenity services -- Marine fisheries systems -- Coastal systems -- Inland water systems -- Forest and woodland systems -- Dryland systems -- Island systems -- Mountain systems -- Polar systems -- Cultivated systems -- Urban systems -- Synthesis.
1559632275 (alk. paper) 9781559632270 (alk. paper) 1559632283 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781559632287 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005017196
Human ecology.
Ecosystem management.
Biotic communities.
Biodiversity.
Ecological assessment (Biology)
GF50 / .E2691 2005 v.1